18 Juni 2016

NIPPON
Express, Globaltransol and
Al
Dahra ACX Global have selected Hong Kong's CargoSmart site to convey
official verified gross mass (VGM) container weight data to carriers in
compliance with the UN's Safety of Life at Sea rule, which comes into force July
1.

CargoSmart,
a global shipment management software provider that uses big data for greater
visibility also announced that other customers are also preparing to submit
verified gross mass (VGM) data via its electronic platform.

When
the new regulation goes into effect, the shipper named on the ocean bill of
lading will be required to provide their carrier and terminal operator with the
VGM of each packed container.

Weighing
services, weight accuracy tolerance levels, cutoff times, and penalties for
non-compliance vary by country, terminal and carrier, making it challenging for
shippers to prepare for weighing, verification and processes in time for the
implementation date.

CargoSmart
opened its EDI and online testing environments in May for shippers to prepare
to submit the VGM to their ocean carriers.

Nippon
Express USA has connected to CargoSmart to submit the VGM by EDI and online for
multiple carriers.

"Each
steamship line has its own procedure to receive the VGM," said Rei Goshima
of Nippon Express USA's ocean cargo division.

"CargoSmart
has one window to submit the VGM, making it easy and simple to comply by the
implementation date," he said.

"We
are pleased with the feedback from customers about the VGM submission process
and are continuing to enhance our platform to facilitate collaboration and to
support the unique requirements that countries, terminals, and carriers are
implementing," said CargoSmart's chief commercial officer Lionel
Louie.